International Women’s Day March 8, 2017 by shameen Indian communist politician Brinda Karat (C) and members of the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) take part in a rally on the occasion of International Women’s Day in Hyderabad on March 8, 2017. International Women’s Day originally called International Working Women’s Day is a global day annually celebrated on highlighting the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. / AFP PHOTO / NOAH SEELAM Members of the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) take part in a rally on the occasion of International Women’s Day in Hyderabad on March 8, 2017. International Women’s Day originally called International Working Women’s Day is a global day annually celebrated on highlighting the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. / AFP PHOTO / NOAH SEELAM Indian communist politician Brinda Karat (L) and members of the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) take part in a rally on the occasion of International Women’s Day in Hyderabad on March 8, 2017. International Women’s Day originally called International Working Women’s Day is a global day annually celebrated on highlighting the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. / AFP PHOTO / NOAH SEELAM Indian communist politician Brinda Karat (C) and members of the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) take part in a rally on the occasion of International Women’s Day in Hyderabad on March 8, 2017. International Women’s Day originally called International Working Women’s Day is a global day annually celebrated on highlighting the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. / AFP PHOTO / NOAH SEELAM Members of the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) take part in a rally on the occasion of International Women’s Day in Hyderabad on March 8, 2017. International Women’s Day originally called International Working Women’s Day is a global day annually celebrated on highlighting the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. / AFP PHOTO / NOAH SEELAM Young Indian women wear traditional Punjabi dress as they perform the ‘Giddha’ dance during celebrations on the occasion of an International Women’s Day function in Amritsar on March 8, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / NARINDER NANU